Father John Marie Latour, a wise and patrician French priest, enters the wilderness of New Mexico to establish a Roman Catholic diocese. Father Latour must overcome the hostility of his subordinates and his own deep loneliness in this vast and mysterious land
For use in teaching "classics and literature."
Death Comes for the Archbishop / Willa Cather -- Related Readings: On Death Comes for the Archbishop / Willa Cather (letter to the editor) -- Through Tewa eyes: Origins / Alfonso Ortiz (magazine article) -- In 1864 / Luci Tapahonso (poem) -- Holy Sonnet 167 / John Donne (poem) -- Where Mountain Lion Lay Down with Deer / Leslie Marmon Silko (poem) -- American Odyssey:" cycling the Santa Fe Trail / Dennis L. Coello (magazine article)